Day 4: A Gypsy Virus

Today was our first real day of school. For some reason I woke up with a terrible sore throat and I'm worried that I might lose my voice, so please pray for me. That is not something I want to have to deal with, and as much singing as Katie and I do, I really don't want to lose my voice for a long period of time. Like more than one day. :) Attila says he thinks I caught something from the Apalina children; some kind of virus is going around. Not very encouraging haha, but hopefully it won't last very long.

Teaching class went very well; today was a long day, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. All of our students are very attentive and eager to learn(every teacher's dream) and so far I don't think I've confused anyone beyond repair hahaha. I've decided to discard pretty much all of the plans that I had made before coming here because I want the beginner class to move much faster than I originally thought. Also, Katie and I couldn't really know how to teach the Advanced class until we were able to test them, so most of our planning is done at night. Of course, I don't like planning all of my lessons at night because we don't get back to the apartment until kind of late, but I think in the long run, it will be much better this way.

I learned a new song in Hungarian today! Apparently, it's a love song; the text is from Song of Solomon, and Attila sang this song to Adele when he proposed. I was very impressed. Zozo and Attila told Katie and I that we needed to learn it so we can sing it to our husbands hahaha! Of course, Katie and I agreed that 'Jovok Eled' is still our favorite song, but I'm excited to expand my repertoire. :)

This paragraph is for Aunt Bonnie. :) We spent all of the time that we weren't at school in Zozo's house again, and we really missed you today! It just doesn't feel right being there without you. You'll be glad to know that everyone keeps asking when you are coming, and Zozo asked me to send you his greetings. :) We definitely cannot wait to see you in July.

Tonight, Katie and I were able to spend some time with Zoltan and Abigail who work with a gypsy village even worse than Apalina. They are both so open and full of love for what they do and the people they work with. We enjoyed spending time with them and speaking about the sacrifice involved in mission work. Zoltan has some amazing stories! Almost every day, I am humbled by the seriousness of the way that people take their faith here. I think I am beginning to understand why God has called people like Attila and Zoltan to spread the gospel here. It takes specific people to be able to do the work that they do.